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OEM Wiper Arms [message #67635] Wed, 16 December 2009 12:31 Go to next message
Oldngray is currently offline  Oldngray   United States
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Does anyone need or want a set of OEM Arms?, or should I just trash them?

Richard MacDonald Punta Gorda, Florida Sold our TZE April 2015
Re: [GMCnet] OEM Wiper Arms [message #67642 is a reply to message #67635] Wed, 16 December 2009 14:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
powerjon is currently offline  powerjon   United States
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Rich,
Don't toss them out, someone will want them. Very hard to find.

J.R. Wright
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Re: [GMCnet] OEM Wiper Arms [message #67645 is a reply to message #67642] Wed, 16 December 2009 15:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
GMCWiperMan is currently offline  GMCWiperMan   United States
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Guess I'd better pull those 4 out of the scrap pile then. Sure
getting tired of hauling them to flea markets though. :-)

Ken H.


On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:31 PM, John Wright <powerjon@chartermi.net> wrote:
> Rich,
> Don't toss them out, someone will want them.  Very hard to find.
> J.R. Wright

> On Dec 16, 2009, at 1:31 PM, Richard MacDonald wrote:
>> Does anyone need or want a set of OEM Arms?, or should I just trash
>> them?
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Re: [GMCnet] OEM Wiper Arms [message #67895 is a reply to message #67635] Sun, 20 December 2009 19:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'm interested in the wiper arms, if they are still available

Peter
77 Eleganza II "Noble Beast"
NE Oregon


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Re: OEM Wiper Arms [message #67899 is a reply to message #67635] Sun, 20 December 2009 20:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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We would like to point out an advantage of the original wiper arms; they can park the blades down against the bottom rubber molding on the windshield.

This gives improved visibility and makes it much easier to clean/RainEx the windshield.

We have the Lumina arms and like the additional swept area, but are thinking of swapping back to the original arms to get the lower positioning of the blades.

Has anyone mounted longer blades on the original arms or made any other useful modifications to them?

Don & Susan Jeffers
78 Eleganza II
Re: OEM Wiper Arms [message #67954 is a reply to message #67899] Mon, 21 December 2009 09:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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djeffers wrote on Sun, 20 December 2009 21:50

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Has anyone mounted longer blades on the original arms or made any other useful modifications to them?

Don & Susan Jeffers
78 Eleganza II

Don,
I don't know if you read my short rant of 08 December, but I have been through this with a couple of vehicles now.

Today, there are basically two blade mounts on common wiper arms, a hook and a pin. If one could successfully graft either to an original arm, that would solve a whole lot of problems. I did attempt this with an imported vehicle and found no satisfactory solution and gave up. The arms are subject to higher loads than one might normally assume (frozen down blades are a killer), and the reversing fatigue load is another issue all together.

I recently gave a collection of arms and blades away and was glad that they found a home.

Matt Colie


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Re: [GMCnet] OEM Wiper Arms [message #67988 is a reply to message #67895] Mon, 21 December 2009 13:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Peter, I have one set of OEM arms and will have another as soon as I convert the '78. I am also a little closer than Florida and could drop them off next summer... if you are willing to wait that long. If you are interested in them contact me... off line if possible. 971 five-seven-zero 6831

Peter Brandt wrote on Sun, 20 December 2009 17:46

I'm interested in the wiper arms, if they are still available

Peter
77 Eleganza II "Noble Beast"
NE Oregon

> Does anyone need or want a set of OEM Arms?, or should I just trash them?
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Re: OEM Wiper Arms [message #68044 is a reply to message #67899] Mon, 21 December 2009 20:23 Go to previous message
Keith V is currently offline  Keith V   United States
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If you are scrapping out the origionals remember to salvage the knurled adapter, they are hard to come by!

The only useful modification I made to the originals was to turn them into a toyota via the recycle bin...



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